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Senior Design Engineer

J. Murphy & Sons LtdUK, UK🇬🇧United KingdomPosted 23 Sept 2026

Why This Role Stands Out

As a Senior Design Engineer at J. Murphy & Sons Ltd, you will shape world-class infrastructure projects, benefiting from hybrid flexibility and contributing to a company renowned for its global impact and commitment to improving life. This role is ideal for a driven engineer with strong geotechnical expertise and leadership aspirations, eager to grow within a supportive and collaborative "One Murphy" team environment. Apply today to join a leading international specialist in engineering and construction.

Quick Overview

Seniority
Mid Senior
Employment type
Full Time
Work mode
Hybrid
Location
UK, UK, United Kingdom
Posted
Yesterday

Job Description

Murphy is a leading international, specialist engineering and construction company founded in 1951 with a purpose to improve life by delivering world-class infrastructure.

Operating in the United Kingdom, Ireland, Canada and America, Murphy provides better engineered solutions to infrastructure sectors including transportation; natural resources; energy and water.

Headquartered in London, Murphy has a number of related businesses – Ground Engineering; Utility Connections; Murphy Plant; Murphy Process Engineering; Pipeline Testing Services; Specialist Welding Services; and Electrical Services.

Murphy is a specialist in delivering pipelines, design, structural steel, tunnelling, fabrication, bridges and piling, and has a substantial holding of plant, equipment and facilities. Murphy employs around 4,000 engineers, professional managers and skilled operatives around the world.

Together, they work as ‘One Murphy’ - directly delivering the people, plant and expertise needed to make projects a success.

Visit (url removed) or follow us on LinkedIn, Facebook, Instagram and X: #MoretoMurphy A day in the life of a Murphy Senior Engineer Managing junior geotechnical engineers Managing team workload and providing advise/support to the team as required Leading Pre-FEED and FEED studies General project management of study work (cost contr ol and reporting) Desktop geotechnical studies to support routing of pipelines Providing advice/liaison to Geotechnical Contractors undertaking ground investigation works Lead advisor on the management of ground risk at all stages of projects from concept through to construction and installation Managing scheduling of ground investigation works Commercial evaluations of ground investigation quotes Lead engineer for GIR&&'s and GDR&&'s Lead engineer for consents associated with NWR&&'s UTX&&'s and National Highways Road Crossings Interpretation of factual ground investigation reports Still interested, does this sound like you?

Lead technical specifications for ground investigation including bills of quantities Lead feasibility and FEED studies associated with pipelines and power cables Lead geotechnical designs for foundations, retaining walls, sheet piled cofferdams and slope/trench stability Lead technical solutions for trenchless crossing designs Temporary works experience Expereince with piling design, techniques and applications Profile:

A day in the life of a Murphy Senior Engineer Managing junior geotechnical engineers Managing team workload and providing advise/support to the team as required Leading Pre-FEED and FEED studies General project management of study work (cost contr ol and reporting) Desktop geotechnical studies to support routing of pipelines Providing advice/liaison to Geotechnical Contractors undertaking ground investigation works Lead advisor on the management of ground risk at all stages of projects from concept through to construction and installation Managing scheduling of ground investigation works Commercial evaluations of ground investigation quotes Lead engineer for GIR&&'s and GDR&&'s Lead engineer for consents associated with NWR&&'s UTX&&'s and National Highways Road Crossings Interpretation of factual ground investigation reports Still interested, does this sound like you?

Lead technical specifications for ground investigation including bills of quantities Lead feasibility and FEED studies associated with pipelines and power cables Lead geotechnical designs for foundations, retaining walls, sheet piled cofferdams and slope/trench stability Lead technical solutions for trenchless crossing designs Temporary works experience Expereince with piling design, techniques and applications

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